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On Man's Meat Another's Poison..!
, In the rlvora of somo of the West!
Indian islands thero abound fifth which'
It would bo deadly poison for Euro
peans to eat, but which tho nativos
find a nourishing and cnjoyablo diet.
In parts of Now Zealand thcro grows
a cort of orange which no ono but a
native can cat without becoming 111,
whllo a couple would probaDly polsor;
the average European.
A Refined Compliment.
At tho Instant Queen Elizabeth ol
England alighted at Kcnllworth, on
visit to, Leicester, nil the clocks in tho
rastlo wcro stopped, and by a dollcato
attention the hands continued to point
toward the moment of her arrival,
fclnco uo ono was to take note of time
during tho royal sojQuru thero.
Work can only be got through by,
mulhod. Muddle- flics before Ir, and
hugger-mugger beomes a thing un
huottii. Samuel Smllon.
Insect Migration.
There arc many Insects that ml
grato from ono quarter of tho globe
to another by moans of tho vessols
which ply between dlBtnut ports. Ini
deed, tho spread of nearly all kinds of
living creatures has been dependent;
on the ships of civilized nations.
"Winged pests and blessings havo been
Hlcadlly carried to now countries by
tills means.
WANTJSW.-For t ho U. 8. .Army, iiblo-bntUnl
unmnrrlod mrn, hclwurn wjos of 21 mil
05; olU'.fijH of United State?, or rlkI chnraoter.
mid tenipornlolmbitfc, who can fprtfc, rend nml
writo KnplMi. For infonnnti"n apply toltc
rnitUntf Ofiloor, Postoftlcn buikllnt., OUinliotmc
City, 0!la.. or Tulna, lnd. Tor., Enid, Show-'
new or Guthrio, Okla.
MEXICAN
Mustang Liniment
enrcs Cuts, Bitrna, Brulsco.
AJTWaMtI.MAiUJA.
fDmttruuicaiMmTcmum
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WESTERN CANADA'S
Magnificent Crops for 1904.
Wostern Cantda's
Wheat Crop ttila
Yoor Will be 00,
000,000 Bushel,
ondWhont at Pros
ont Is Worth 51.00 e
BiiDhel.
Tho Oat and Barley Crop Will Also Yield Abundantly.
Splendid prices for nil kinds of grnln. cattle
nnd other rnrm produce for Ibo glowing of
which tho olltnuto Is unsurpassed.
About 160,000 Americans havo settled In West
tru Canada durliu; tho past three yours.
Thousands of freo homesteads of 160 ncraj
each still available In the best agricultural dis
trict. .
It hnsbcfn paid that tho United States will
bo forced to Import wheat within u very fow
years". Secure u farm In Caunda uud become
ono of tUOi.0 7bo will pvoduco It.
Apply for Information to Superintendent of
Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or to authorized
Canadian Government Apent J. S. Crawford,
No. 105 W. Ninth Street, Kansas City, Mo.
BEGGS' BLOOD PURIFIER
CURES catarrh of the stomach.
SV.N.U.Oklahoma CityNo. 44, 1904
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Tjrt UUHiS WHtHE ALL USE f AILS. El
Ttest Cough Syrup. Tatc Good. Ue fjl
Ccl '""" Sold by druegtat. gi
Bs!3fcrWu'iSwwVf Vu je&5i jail
Bliss Deyond Compare.
Fond mother You will bo fvo
years old to-morrow, Willie, and I
want to glvo you a real birthday
treat. Tell mo what you would like
better than anything else.
WIlllo (after thinking earnestly for
flvo minutes) Bring mo a whole box
of chocolato creams, mother, and ask
Tommy Smith to corao in and watch
mo oat 'em. Youth.
Couldn't Lose.
"I'vo got n bet ou to-day's" ba!7
game."
"Who do you want to see win 7"
"I don't care."
"I thought you said you had a bet
on tho gamo."
"I hareTbut I can't lose."
"How's that?"
"Why, I bet a lciss with my best
Blrl."
An Extinguisher.
Gusher She told mo I wan tho light
of her life.
Flushor Well, that was encourag
ing. Gusher Yes; but hor father hap
pened along just thon and put the
light out.
Went Out Through the Roof.
She Jackson uover goos out with
his wife.
Uo Ho went out with her this
morning.
She Your nurprlso mo!
He Yea; tho gasolino stove ex
ploded. Not Universal.
Tommy Figgjam Paw?
3'uw Figgjam Yes, my son.
"Do thoy kick on tho atroet rail
way services everywhere?"
"No, ray son; only where thoy havo
street cars."
"Oh!"
Good Place for Tobacco.
Foreman I sco tobaccor is going to
bo purty cheap this year.
Manager Well, what of that?
Foreman I was wondering if It
wouldn't bo a good ideo to put a littlo
in our cigars.
Cause for Doubt.
KJL.. ft
The Passenger Can I get through
here?
Tho Gatoman You may try it, mad
am, but I doubt it.
At the Seance.
Widower Is that my wifo?
Medium It certainly is.
Widowor Lord help me! And to
ihink that I put ten tons of granite
over her!
Always Something on Foot.
"Chicago girls havo to stand for a
good deal from tho joko writers."
"Yos; but they havo tho broadest
tind of feet to ctaud on."
2LArirTTrrF
Give Warning en Match Boxes.
It is interesting to learn Just now,
when there is so much being done to
prevent tho spread of tuberculosis by
expectoration, that the Argentine
Wealth Department has been working
on different lines to accomplish tho
same end. filmplo Instructions ox
plaining how to prevent tho spread of
tuberculosis havo been printed on tho
labels of more than eight million
match boxes sent out as an experi
ment. Celebrates 1000th Anniversary.
Tho city of Moedling, near Vienna,
ha3 just celebrated its 1,000th anniver
sary. It claims to havo tho oldest
eloctrlcal tramway in central Europe.
King's Condemnation of Tobacco.
Smoking is a custom loathsomo to
tho eyo, hateful to tho nose, harmful
to tho brain, dangerous to tho lungs;
and in tho black fumo thereof near
est resembling the horrible Stygian
smoko of the pit that is bottomless.
James I.
British Thibetan Treaty.
The treaty between Thibet and Eng
land was written on an enormous
sheet of paper, as tho Thiebtans, for
superstitious reasons, objoctod to
signing Hny document that occupied
moro than ono shoet.
Cure for Sea Sickness.
Tho British Medical Journal says:
iCoepke believes that the different
symptoms of sea sickness aro due to
anemia of tho brain, and that validol
acts upon this condition by raising
tho blood pressure. It also influences
tuo gastric disturbances by lowering
the sonsibllity of tho norvo endings
In tho gastric mucous membrane, and
Is, indeed, both a good stomachic and
a good aualeptlc.
Six Doctors Failed.
South Bond, lnd., Oct. 24 (Special)
Alter sufferiug from Kidney Dlseaso
for three years; after taking treat
ment from six different doctors with
out getting relief, Mr. J. O. Laudcman
of this placo found not only relief but
a spoedy and cotnpieto cure in Dodd'a
Kidney Pills. Speaking of hla euro
Mr. Laudomau says:
"Yes, I suffered from Kidney
Trouble for threo years and tried six
doctors to no good. Then I took just
two boxos of Dodd's Kidney Tills and
thoy not only cured my kidneys, but
save mo better health m general. Of
course I recommended Dodd's Kidney
Pihs to others and I know a number
uow who aro using thorn with good re
SUlt3."
Mr. Laudanum's caso 13 not r.u ex
ception. Thousands jjlve similur ex
periences. For thero never yet. was :
caso of Kidney Trouble from Br.ckarlif
to Brlght's Disease that Dodd's Kid
uoy Pills could not euro. Thoy ar
the only remedy tbnt ever cure
Brlght'a disease.
Would Terrorize Tramps,
To check an influx of tramps at
Yarmouth, England, a member of tho
hoard of guardians gravely suggested
that tho board circulate a rumor that
tho town almshouso was haunted.
Why It Is the Best
fs because made by an entirely differ
nt process. Defiance Starch Is un
like any other, better and one-third
moro for 10 cents.
Fewer Deaths In India.
The fact that about 4,000,000 deaths
from fevers, mostly malarial, aro
caused In India every year Indicates
tho itupendous importance of the mo3
inito problem. It has been proved
that people dwelling In houses a mile
from the breeding grounds of the ano
pheles variety of mosquitoes are prac
tically free from malaria.
Test of Orange's Ripeness.
The riper an orange gets tho more
yellow it becomes. A dealer's test for
i perfect orange is to press it as you
.vould a hard Tubber ball. If you can
nako a slight indentation by presclLg
hard, but tho pulp remains Arm
nougU to rebound, tho orange Is all
rlBbt,
Calumet
Baking
Powder
The only high
grade Baking
Powder sold
at a moderate
price. Com
plies with the
pure food laws
of all states.
Trust Baking Powdors
sell for 45 or B0 cents per
pound and may be Iden
tified by this exorbitant
price. Thoy nro a menace
to public health, as food
prepared from them con
tains largo quantities of
Kochello salts, a danger
ous cathartlo drug-.
Forces Jury Verdict.
Announcing an apparently hopeless
disagreement, tho foreman of a Lon
don coroner's jury asked the coroner
whether the jury would bo allowed
any luxuries. "No, nor necessaries,
oither," was tho heartless reply. Tt
jury retired sadly to its room and re
turned a verdict flvo minutes later.
Not Disappointed This Time.
"1 havo been often disappointed in
tho use of some widely advertised
remedy, claiming to euro this or thai
trouble. Nevertheless, on tho strength
of ono of tho testimonial letters pub;
llened, I decided to try a box of Hunt'-;
Cure. My trouble was eczema of the
lower limbs, from which I long suffer:
co. Ono box cured me. I have bad o,
pleasant, peaceful summer, thanks it
Hunt'3 Cure."
Mrs. Allco Fortune,
Shell Knob, Mo.
Creaks Up Happy Family.
A magplo named "Bob Fitzsim
nons," which assaulted overy new
comer In the "hnppy family" of which
ho was a membor In a cage at the zoo
logical gardens, London, was fouud
almost torn to pieces tho other morn
ing. Evidently ho had been tho vie
tlra of a general uttaok, but tho exact
olrcumstances will never bo known,
as "even tho parrots refuse to say 8
word."
Insist on Getting It.
Some grocers say they don't keep
.Oellanco Starch. This In because they
have a stock on hand of other brands
containing only 12 oz in a package,
which they won't be able to sell first,
because Defiance contains 1C oz. for
the same monoy.
Do you want 16 oz. instead of 12 or.
for same money? Then buy Defiance
Starch. Requires no cooking.
Cure for Bowed Legs.
A happy mother whose little boy's
legs had been frightfully bowed an3
had become straight, upon boinj com
gratulated told how the cure had bees
accomplished. It was by the simple
method of riding a velocipede, there
by combining much pleasure for the
littlo fellow with tho treatment for
his littlo limbs. This certainly seems
En easy, inexpensive and pleasant way
to cure a deformity that Is quite cow
tnon among children. It could do to
barm to give It ft trial. '
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